Former prized recruit Latwan Anderson leaves Miami

Highly touted true freshman cornerback withdrew from school in December

Cornerback Latwan Anderson, left, playing in the 2010 U.S. Army All-American… (Eric Gay/AP )

January 10, 2011|By Ryan Acquavita, Sun Sentinel

Latwan Anderson still isn't happy.

After being frustrated by his lack of playing time back in October, the highly touted true freshman cornerback and track star left the football team to focus purely on track.

On Monday, University of Miami's associate athletic director Chris Freet said Anderson is no longer a part of the university.

"Latwan did not fulfill the requirements to be a student-athlete at the University of Miami," said Freet, who also confirmed that Anderson won't be attending classes this semester and he is no longer associated with the university after withdrawing from school in December.

Coming out of Glenville High in Cleveland, Anderson was ranked 12th in the nation in the indoor 55-meter dash with a time of 6.38 seconds and was rated the No. 15 overall player by Rivals.com before committing to Miami in March.

Quick hits

•Sophomore DT Marcus Forston and junior LB Sean Spence announced they will not enter the NFL Draft.

"We have unfinished business at Miami," Forston said. "Coach [Al] Golden has a plan and we want to give the fans the season they've been waiting for."

•The Hurricanes received three more verbal commitments over the weekend in DE Ricardo Williams (Homestead), DB Thomas Finnie (Miami Central) and OL Taylor Gadbois (East Paulding, Ga.). Each rated three stars by Rivals.com.

•OT Seantrel Henderson was named to the 10th Annual Football Writers Association of America Freshman All-America Team.

•The Hurricanes women's basketball team is now ranked No. 22 in the AP Top 25 poll after picking up its 15th straight victory with a win over Virginia Tech, Sunday. It's the second-longest winning streak in school history.